MX "PASSED" Sticker

CMG · 08-30-2012, 12:54 PM

Received my MX today. Beautiful machine! Purchased on ebay. This camera looks and sounds brand new. I'm going to send it off to Eric for a checkup anyhow...I think. Question, not that it much matters, but how do you know if the little gold customs "PASSED" sticker is original? Mine has the sticker on it and it shows sufficient age to be original but there is an outline around the sticker that seems to indicate that the sticker has moved over the years from handling or there was another sticker on it originally or something. Any thoughts?

womble · 08-30-2012, 01:18 PM

I'm always surprised they stayed on at all. I doubt anyone would have bothered to have changed it. It has probably just slipped a little over time. K.

Ratmagiclady · 08-30-2012, 11:58 PM

If it's still on there, it's likely original: I think at the time MXes were made it would still be made of foil and have stamped 'JCII' on it somewhere. (Possibly not, the gold ovals kind of stoped meaning anything somewhere in the 80s but they still were there. )

It was also a bit of a silly superstition I grew up with that it was bad luck to actually be the one to deliberately remove one of those gold ovals, I doubt anyone would ever deliberately *add* one, though.

Tom S. · 08-31-2012, 02:38 AM

Originally posted by Ratmagiclady

If it's still on there, it's likely original: I think at the time MXes were made it would still be made of foil and have stamped 'JCII' on it somewhere. (Possibly not, the gold ovals kind of stoped meaning anything somewhere in the 80s but they still were there. )

It was also a bit of a silly superstition I grew up with that it was bad luck to actually be the one to deliberately remove one of those gold ovals, I doubt anyone would ever deliberately *add* one, though.

Yeah, they're like mattress tags. Remove one and you're going to jail!

tabl10s · 09-03-2012, 09:27 AM

Camera's sold in Japan don't have the sticker. Could've been purchased in Japan.

JohnBee · 09-03-2012, 09:54 AM

Originally posted by tabl10s

Camera's sold in Japan don't have the sticker. Could've been purchased in Japan.

Someone should get into the business of making those.
Make a fortune

LeDave · 09-03-2012, 09:57 AM

Does Eric do body re-paint? Such as removing scratches and stuff.

08-30-2012, 12:54 PM	#1
CMG Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 138	MX "PASSED" Sticker Received my MX today. Beautiful machine! Purchased on ebay. This camera looks and sounds brand new. I'm going to send it off to Eric for a checkup anyhow...I think. Question, not that it much matters, but how do you know if the little gold customs "PASSED" sticker is original? Mine has the sticker on it and it shows sufficient age to be original but there is an outline around the sticker that seems to indicate that the sticker has moved over the years from handling or there was another sticker on it originally or something. Any thoughts?

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08-30-2012, 01:18 PM	#2
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	I'm always surprised they stayed on at all. I doubt anyone would have bothered to have changed it. It has probably just slipped a little over time. K.

08-30-2012, 11:58 PM	#3
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	If it's still on there, it's likely original: I think at the time MXes were made it would still be made of foil and have stamped 'JCII' on it somewhere. (Possibly not, the gold ovals kind of stoped meaning anything somewhere in the 80s but they still were there. ) It was also a bit of a silly superstition I grew up with that it was bad luck to actually be the one to deliberately remove one of those gold ovals, I doubt anyone would ever deliberately add one, though.

08-31-2012, 02:38 AM	#4
Tom S. Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Michigan Photos: Albums Posts: 4,317	Originally posted by Ratmagiclady If it's still on there, it's likely original: I think at the time MXes were made it would still be made of foil and have stamped 'JCII' on it somewhere. (Possibly not, the gold ovals kind of stoped meaning anything somewhere in the 80s but they still were there. ) It was also a bit of a silly superstition I grew up with that it was bad luck to actually be the one to deliberately remove one of those gold ovals, I doubt anyone would ever deliberately add one, though. Yeah, they're like mattress tags. Remove one and you're going to jail!

09-03-2012, 09:27 AM	#5
tabl10s Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sacramento(formerly from B'Ham, England). Posts: 1,424	Camera's sold in Japan don't have the sticker. Could've been purchased in Japan.

09-03-2012, 09:54 AM	#6
JohnBee Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Newrfoundland Photos: Albums Posts: 4,667	Originally posted by tabl10s Camera's sold in Japan don't have the sticker. Could've been purchased in Japan. Someone should get into the business of making those. Make a fortune

09-03-2012, 09:57 AM	#7
LeDave Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Minneapolis - St. Paul Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,067	Does Eric do body re-paint? Such as removing scratches and stuff.